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Val-d'Isère vs Telluride
Comparing Val-d'Isère change · Telluride change
Val-d'Isère and Telluride have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Val-d'Isère is the wetter, with 389 mm more rain a year, and Telluride the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Val-d'Isère and Telluride, in everyday terms.
Summers
Telluride has much hotter summers
Val-d'Isère: Cool
Telluride: Mild
Winters
Val-d'Isère has much milder winters
Val-d'Isère: Very cold
Telluride: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Val-d'Isère is wetter
Val-d'Isère: Moderate rainfall
Telluride: Fairly dry
Sky
Telluride is sunnier
Val-d'Isère: Often cloudy
Telluride: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Val-d'Isère and Telluride run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Val-d'Isère is the wetter — about 389 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Telluride has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Telluride runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | -0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Telluride | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +3 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +5 | +6 | +4 | +3 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | -0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Telluride | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +3 | +5 | +5 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Telluride | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +6 | +4 | +3 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Val-d'Isère runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Telluride | -16 | -13 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -10 | -16 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 5 |
| Telluride | -16 | -13 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 2 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Telluride | 5 | 5 | 1 | -4 | -10 | -16 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -8 |
Precipitation (mm) Val-d'Isère runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 81 | 62 | 71 | 62 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 62 | 67 | 81 | 93 |
| Telluride | 37 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 60 | 67 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 32 |
| Difference | -44 | -25 | -29 | -18 | -46 | -63 | -23 | -9 | -1 | -28 | -41 | -62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 81 | 62 | 71 | 62 | 88 | 85 |
| Telluride | 37 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 22 |
| Difference | -44 | -25 | -29 | -18 | -46 | -63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 83 | 77 | 62 | 67 | 81 | 93 |
| Telluride | 60 | 67 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 32 |
| Difference | -23 | -9 | -1 | -28 | -41 | -62 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 62 | 54 | 58 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 48 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 62 | 54 | 58 | 34 | 13 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telluride | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 48 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Val-d'Isère runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Telluride | 48 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 43 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -17 | -22 | +1 | +2 | -13 | -21 | -21 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Telluride | 48 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 56 | 43 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Telluride | 57 | 58 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 51 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | -13 | -21 | -21 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Val-d'Isère runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Telluride | 78 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 75 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -18 | -21 | -24 | -33 | -24 | -19 | -26 | -26 | -22 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 |
| Telluride | 78 | 78 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 41 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -18 | -21 | -24 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Telluride | 48 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 75 |
| Difference | -24 | -19 | -26 | -26 | -22 | -11 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Val-d'Isère trends → · Telluride trends →
Methodology & sources
Val-d'Isère
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Val D'isere Jos, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Telluride
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Telluride 4wnw, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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